2018 Map of Oelwein

About this map

Oelwein anchors this portion of Northeast Iowa, showing a grid-heavy urban center surrounded by the expansive agricultural sections of Fayette and Buchanan counties. The city's development is concentrated around core thoroughfares like E Charles St and a dense network of numbered streets, which transition quickly into a landscape dominated by township roads and drainage basins. Waterways such as Otter Cr, Hunter Cr, and Hazelton Cr thread through the farmland, punctuated by civil engineering landmarks like the Otter Creek Bridge. For those researching local families, the map is particularly detailed in its placement of rural and municipal burial grounds. From the central Oakdale Cem and Woodlawn Cem to outlying sites like Oran Township Cem, Otsego Cem, and Kint Cem, these locations provide essential geographic context for the region's genealogical history and early settlement patterns.